Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

This movie proves once again that the English have a devastatingly sharp wit combined with great slapstick humor. It also proved to this old American that despite differences of accents and uniforms that early life in the Army was pretty much the same in both Her Majesty's service and in the US Army in the 1950s. This is my first time viewing of what I gather is a classic series in Great Britain of "Carry On" movies and I came to it quite late -and intend to look for later movies in the series. I urge Americans of any age to give themselves a treat and watch this movie.(BTW,everyone in this movie is just great in their roles -watch and see what I mean. Fans of James Bond movies also get to see Shirley Eaton (remember "Goldfinger" and the beautiful girl coated in gold?)My vote is a ringing 10.

Not the best of the bunch but a reasonable beginning, this first entry into the famous series is not as filled with the innuendo as are some of the later ones, in fact there are only a couple of references to one soldiers lack of a proper wedding night. Only about four of the series regulars make an appearance with Charles Hawtry playing the same character, albeit with different names, as he did in all the carry on's. Hattie Jacques plays an army doctor, a role that will become Matron in a least two other carry on movies including the next one Carry On Nurse. Kenneth Williams and Kenneth Connor are the other two regulars. Also appearing is Shirley Eaton who will also join Jacques in the next movie.

This was thee first film to be released as part of the sexy comedy series of films, it's not a bad one. There is no real plot to the story, it is mainly just army training for World War II (I think) with the many different male characters, this is where the comedy comes from, the men. One thing to note about this film, it is one of the only ones where someone actually says "Carry On". Starring William Hartnell as Sergeant Grimshawe, Goldfinger's Shirley Eaton as Mary Sage, Eric Barker as Captain Potts, Bill Owen as Corporal Bill Copping, Charles Hawtrey as Peter Golightly, Kenneth Connor as Horace Strong, Kenneth Williams as James Bailey, Terence Longdon as Miles Heywood, Norman Rossington as Herbert Brown, Gerald Campion as Andy Calloway, Hattie Jacques as Captain Clark, Terry Scott as Sergeant Paddy O'Brien and TV game show host Bob Monkhouse as Charlie Sage. As the second of the Carry On films, you can probably understand why Sid James, Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor aren't in it. Carry On films were number 39 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. Worth watching!

Before it all got crude Carry On films were much lighter. This one being the first of all of them. It still as moments that are funny today, but I doubt it will be as seen as say, Carry on Cleo.The performances here are quite good as well. Especially William (Doctor Who) Hartnell as the drilling sergeant.A modern audience may find it all a bit slow. Which, of course it is. But unlike later Carry On films there's a continued plot. Which even though its still only there to bounce jokes off. At least it feels like a plot.Not as funny as some of the later ones, but still better made and acted.